linux-ext4 - Re: ext4_has_free_blocks always checks cap_sys

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Date:	Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:02:44 -0500
From:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
To:	Mingming Cao <cmm@...ibm.com>
CC:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	selinux@...ho.nsa.gov, sds@...ho.nsa.gov, esandeen@...hat.com,
	tytso@....edu, dwalsh@...hat.com,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ext4_has_free_blocks always checks cap_sys_resource and makes
 SELinux unhappy

Mingming Cao wrote:

> Most functionality in ext4_has_free_blocks()  is duplicated in
> ext4_claim_free_blocks(). I guess the ext4_has_free_blocks() could be
> simplified a bit, or the two functional merge into one.
> 
> The delay cap check sounds right thing to me.

good point on the duplication, I'll merge them as part of this.

Thanks Mingming,
-Eric
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